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A Tale of Two Cities

seemed to have shot up into the sky instead of having
been extinguished.
The shadow of a large high-roofed house, and of many
over-hanging trees, was upon Monsieur the Marquis by

that time; and the shadow was exchanged for the light of a
flambeau, as his carriage stopped, and the great door of his
chateau was opened to him.
‘Monsieur Charles, whom I expect; is he arrived from
England?’
‘Monseigneur, not yet.’

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